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She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Gallaudet University and her master’s degree in special education from Ball State University. Wunderlich is deeply grateful to have the opportunity to serve the local Deaf community and to share her story here.  \nAnthony W. Verdeja, MJ, is the executive director of the Family Center on Deafness (FCD) based in Largo, Florida. He has been involved with the Deaf community professionally since 1991 and holds a Master of Jurisprudence, RID CI, CT, NIC, and NAD IV national certifications.  \nVerdeja is grateful for the trust and respect of the Deaf community to lead FCD in serving the greater community of St.  \nPetersburg, Florida.  \nThe authors invite you to learn more about FCD at [www.fcdpinellas.org](www.fcdpinellas.organd)[and](www.fcdpinellas.organd)[ ](www.fcdpinellas.organd)welcome questions and comments about this article at jacqueline@fcd [pinellas.org](pinellas.org)and anthony@ [fcdpinellas.org](fcdpinellas.org), respectively.  \n12 ODYSSEY  \nCreating Language-Rich Environments with Intentionality  \nat the Family Center on Deafness  \nBy Jacqueline Wunderlich and Anthony W. Verdeja  \nThe majority of deaf and hard of hearing children around the world are born to hearing parents, most of whom are not familiar with deafness or sign language. This can lead to language deprivation or delay anda lack of social interaction for these children. Below, article co-author Jacqueline Wunderlich shares her own story of growing up deaf, its impact, and how it influenced her work with the Family Center on Deafness (FCD) in Largo, Florida. The authors also share how FCD is collaborating with the local school district and other programs in order to empower the community’s deaf and hard of hearing students and help provide them with language-rich environments in which to learn and grow.  \nGrowing up I hated my hearing aids, but not for the reason you might assume. I constantly“forgot” to wear them or to change the batteries. I hid my bare ears under my hair so nobody would know. I got smarter as I got older and wore my hearing aids without turning them on (but my teachers figured that out). In sixth grade, I didn’t wear my hearing aids at all. A bigger school meant it was harder for teachers to keep track of me, and it was easier for me to get away with not wearing them. I spent most of the year reading books under my desk rather than paying attention in class. I set a school record for the number of books I checked out from the school library that year.  \nI learned in school, but not what I was supposed to be learning. I didn’t understand how to do  \nPhotos courtesy of the Family Center on Deafness  \n2024  \nLeft: Youth and Family Support specialist Jasmine Hall works with an elementary student on improving his reading skills by connecting ASL and printed English words.  \nmultiplication tables until college. I didn’t have any idea what was going on in my classes, and yet I still would not wear my hearing aids. It wasn’t because they were uncomfortable (even though they were) . It wasn’t because they were, paradoxically, both too loud and too quiet (which they were) . It wasn’t when other kids noticed my hearing aids, or how annoying it was to manage the FM system (even though it was), or even due to any other small indignities that happened daily. I hated my hearing aids because I hated taking them off. It still catches me off guard today, the roar and rush of sound when I turn on my hearing aids, and how, when I take them off, the world feels so still. As a child, that silence swallowed me up. In that moment,  \nevery time I was confronted with the stark reality that I am not and never will be hearing … to me, that meant being different, it meant failure, it meant never, ever fitting in. And so I chose not to wearmy hearing aids at all.  \nWhen I became an adult and learned Amer","cbCaidT6f3LEKw2F","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidT6f3LEKw2F","pdf",781577,"English","# Creating Language-Rich Environments with Intentionality\n## The gap between hearing parents and language access\n## Jacqueline Wunderlich’s story and its impact\n## Consequences of language deprivation and communication neglect\n## Florida context and FCD community foundation","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the article describe for many deaf and hard of hearing children?\",\"answer\":\"It describes language deprivation and delayed development caused by hearing parents who are often unfamiliar with deafness or sign language, leading to limited language and social interaction.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Jacqueline Wunderlich’s personal experience connect to the article’s message?\",\"answer\":\"Her story shows how not having meaningful access to language shaped her childhood, while learning ASL later created possibility, belonging, and joy.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the Family Center on Deafness (FCD) do according to the article?\",\"answer\":\"FCD collaborates with the local school district and other programs to empower deaf and hard of hearing students by creating language-rich environments for learning and growth.\"}]","Creating Language-Rich Environments with Intentionality - Odyssey | PDF",1792037917,15]